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TIL The University of Tokyo is developing a tactile hologram system. In other words, they are creating a hologram that you can touch and feel.

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XE7ND TIL that almost all mammals take the same amount of time to pee. The "Universal Law of Urination," as scientists call it, says that an African elephant will empty its 42 gallon bladder in nearly the same time that a Great Dane dog will empty its 0.4 gallon bladder. (Around 21 seconds)
j9Ya TIL of two students who attacked a pensioner in his own home and was let off from jail time or from being expelled from university because they “had come from an “excellent background” and “had their lives ahead of them””
ZVZv TIL the website Walt Jr. created in ‘Breaking Bad’ is a real website with a button to donate to the National Cancer Coalition.
4moX TIL years of dumping trash into the ocean resulted in a “glass beach” in California of smooth sea glass. So many tourists began removing the glass, there is a move to replace it.
EyQd TIL Rob Riggle, (SNL, The Daily Show, The Hangover, 21 Jump Street, etc…) is a retired US Marine Lt. Colonel, serving his country for 23 years, deploying to Kosovo, Liberia and Afghanistan.